I got
sucked into buying this horror title because I thought the covers were being
drawn by Richard Corben. Instead, they’re actually drawn by Irving doing his
best Corben imitation. The story itself is okay, but it’s basically a rehash of
Revival. Almost blatant in ripping
off that yarn, to be honest. The second issue improved on the first – the idea
of an undead conspiracy, double-crosses and evil zombies pretending to be FBI
agents really got me hooked. I look forward to the next instalment.

5. Scribblenauts
Unmasked #1 (DC, 2014 – digital version) **¾

Writer:
Josh Elder/Artist: Adam Archer

I got
this digital comic via a code in the Scribblenauts action figure I bought at
Kings earlier this month. It’s okay – kinda all-ages, but also geared to
promote some new video game, apparently. Rather than being the first issue of a
series, I felt like I’d been dropped into the middle of a series where I should
know and understand all the characters (which I didn’t). Archer’s art is
simplistic and underwhelming, lacking the charm of other all-ages superhero
titles.

And
reading digital still doesn’t impress me – the only thing I like about them is
the price (cheap! Or free!).

So
after eight less-than-inspiring issues, this damp squib of a maxiseries comes
to an end. And what got resolved? Well, they killed Killpower and most of the
Super Solders, and brought back the original Death’s Head. Other than that, who
gives a fuck?